The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Apr 2021
Personal protective equipment for reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection among health care workers involved in emergency trauma surgery during the pandemic: An umbrella review.
Health care facilities in low- and middle-income countries are inadequately resourced to adhere to current COVID-19 prevention recommendations. Recommendations for surgical emergency trauma care measures need to be adequately informed by available evidence and adapt to particular settings. To inform future recommendations, we set to summarize the effects of different personal protective equipment (PPE) on the risk of COVID-19 infection in health personnel caring for trauma surgery patients. ⋯ Review, level II.
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Apr 2021
Meta AnalysisEfficacy and feasibility of amniotic membrane for the treatment of burn wounds: A meta-analysis.
Burns cause a huge economic burden to society, and the wounds can be very difficult to manage. Clinical experience suggests that amniotic membrane (AM) is an economical and effective biological dressing for burns. However, few systematic reviews or meta-analyses have been published on such use. We aimed to evaluate the role of AM dressings in burn wounds. ⋯ Systematic Review/Meta-analysis, level III.